Tench Coxe (May 22, 1755– July 17, 1824) was an American political economist and a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress in 1788. A proponent of industrialization during the early years of the United States, he co-authored Report on Manufactures (1791) with Alexander Hamilton. May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... State nickname: The Keystone State Other U.S. States Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell (D) Official languages None Area 119,283 km² (33rd) - Land 116,074 km² - Water 3,208 km² (2. ... The Continental Congress was the federal legislature of the Thirteen Colonies and later of the United States from 1774 to 1789, a period that included the American Revolutionary War and the Articles of Confederation. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A portrait of Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull, 1792. ...
Quotations
"Whereas civil rulers, not having their duty to the people duly before them, may attempt to tyrannize, and as military forces, which must be occasionally raised to defend our country, might pervert their power to the injury of their fellow citizens, the people are confirmed by the article in their right to keep and bear their private arms."
"The power of the sword, say the minority..., is in the hands of Congress. My friends and countrymen, it is not so, for THE POWERS OF THE SWORD ARE IN THE HANDS OF THE YEOMANRY OF AMERICA FROM SIXTEEN TO SIXTY. The militia of these free commonwealths, entitled and accustomed to their arms, when compared with any possible army, must be tremendous and irresistible. Who are the militia? Are they not ourselves? Is it feared, then, that we shall turn our arms each man against his own bosom. Congress has no power to disarm the militia. Their swords and every terrible implement of the soldier are the birthright of Americans. The unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state governments but where, I trust in God, it will always remain, in the hands of the people."
Further reading
Jacob Cooke; "Tench Coxe and the Early Republic"; 1978, Univ of North Carolina Press, ISBN 0807813087.
TenchCoxe's maternal grandfather was Tench Francis, "the undisputed leader of the Pennsylvania bar of his time," whose eloquence earned him the appointment of attorney general of Pennsylvania in 1741.
Coxe clearly believed in the individual right to arms, and he just as clearly believed that it was wrong for the Pennsylvania farmers to take up arms against a lawful tax that had been duly created through proper constitutional methods.
TenchCoxe and other supporters of Jefferson emphasized that the monarchical tendencies of Adams also were exemplified in his neglect of the militia and support for a standing army.
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